Mahon stock
() An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean. |
Spare
(a.) To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable |
Spare
(a.) To keep to one's self |
Spare
(a.) To preserve from danger or punishment |
Spare
(a.) To save or gain, as by frugality |
Spare
(a.) To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal |
Spare
(v. i.) To be frugal |
Spare
(v. i.) To refrain from inflicting harm |
Spare
(v. i.) To desist |
Spare
(v. t.) Scanty |
Spare
(v. t.) Sparing |
Spare
(v. t.) Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved |
Spare
(v. t.) Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency |
Spare
(v. t.) Lean |
Spare
(v. t.) Slow. |
Spare
(n.) The act of sparing |
Spare
(n.) Parsimony |
Spare
(n.) An opening in a petticoat or gown |
Spare
(n.) That which has not been used or expended. |
Spare
(n.) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare |
Stock
(n.) The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant |
Stock
(n.) The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted. |
Stock
(n.) A block of wood |
Stock
(n.) Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post |
Stock
(n.) The principal supporting part |
Stock
(n.) The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured |
Stock
(n.) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring |
Stock
(n.) The block of wood or metal frame which constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted |
Stock
(n.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor. |
Stock
(n.) The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself. |
Stock
(n.) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws |
Stock
(n.) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See Counterfoil. |
Stock
(n.) The original progenitor |
Stock
(n.) Money or capital which an individual or a firm employs in business |
Stock
(n.) Same as Stock account, below. |
Stock
(n.) Supply provided |
Stock
(n.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm |
Stock
(n.) That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required |
Stock
(n.) A thrust with a rapier |
Stock
(n.) A covering for the leg, or leg and foot |
Stock
(n.) A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck |
Stock
(n.) A frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined by way of punishment. |
Stock
(n.) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building. |
Stock
(n.) Red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings. |
Stock
(n.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola |
Stock
(n.) An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone. |
Stock
(n.) A race or variety in a species. |
Stock
(n.) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc. |
Stock
(n.) The beater of a fulling mill. |
Stock
(n.) A liquid or jelly containing the juices and soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc., extracted by cooking |
incentive option
incentive stock option | an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals |
| spare | a score in tenpins, knocking down all ten after rolling two balls |
avocation
by-line
hobby
pursuit sideline
spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
split stock split
split up | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity, they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock |
reverse split
reverse stock split
split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
technical analysis
technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
inventory
inventorying
stocktaking
stock-taking | making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand, an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing, they held an inventory every month |
stocktake
stock-take | an instance of stocktaking, the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations |
| stock issue | (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time |
free time
spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
livestock
stock
farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
American Stock Exchange
AMEX
Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
| fifth wheel spare | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
neckcloth
stock | an ornamental white cravat |
New York Stock Exchange
N. Y. Stock Exchange
NYSE
big board | a stock exchange in New York |
| parts bin | a bin for holding spare parts |
| rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
spare part
spare | an extra component of a machine or other apparatus |
stock
inventory | the merchandise that a shop has on hand, they carried a vast inventory of hardware, they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory |
| stock | the handle end of some implements or tools, he grabbed the cue by the stock |
| stock gunstock | the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun, the rifle had been fitted with a special stock |
| stock | lumber used in the construction of something, they will cut round stock to -inch diameter |
| stock car | a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car |
| stock car | a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales |
stock exchange
stock market
securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
| stock-in-trade | any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation, friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade |
stockroom
stock room | storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business |
| stocks | a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked |
| stocks | a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod |
| stocks | a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction |
stock saddle
Western saddle | an ornamented saddle used by cowboys, has a high horn to hold the lariat |
ticker
stock ticker | a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape |
genitalia
genital organ
genitals
private parts
privates
crotch | external sex organ |
spare tire
love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
stocktaking
stock-taking | reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook |
| stock purchase plan | an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock |
employee stock ownership plan
ESOP | a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company |
| stock-index futures | a futures contract based on a stock index, a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks |
parts catalog
parts catalogue | a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices |
| parts inventory | an inventory of replacement parts |
inventory
stock list | a detailed list of all the items in stock |
| stock power | a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party |
| stock symbol | the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded |
stock index
stock market index | index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks |
| stock warrant | a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time |
| summer stock | theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer |
beef broth
beef stock | a stock made with beef |
chicken broth
chicken stock | a stock made with chicken |
| broth stock | liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered, used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces, she made gravy with a base of beef stock |
| stock cube | a cube of dehydrated stock |